How far do the events and the use of language in chapter 1 & 2 foreshadow later events?
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- How far do the events + the use of language in chapters 1 + 2 foreshadow later events
- Chapter 2
- "I would account to myself for the birth of that passion, which afterwards ruled my destiny I find it arise, like a mountain river, from ignoble and almost forgotten sources"
- Similie
- Distancing himself from any responsibility
- Detached himself from his action
- Distancing himself from any responsibility
- Similie
- Can see his scholarly endeavours which foreshadows his eventual ruin
- Shelley hints that Victor uses his knowledge from the science books + of electricity to create his monster
- Shelley makes Victors interest in these topics very clear, so that the reader can deduce that he will use this knowledge in his creation
- Last words: "terrible destruction" foreshadows the final and voerall conclusion of the novel and frankenstein life
- "I would account to myself for the birth of that passion, which afterwards ruled my destiny I find it arise, like a mountain river, from ignoble and almost forgotten sources"
- Chapter 1
- Beaufort
- Beaufort's ruin is itself connected to his reflection to cut himself of his friends + live in isolation
- Theme of family has the reader believe that Victor will follow in the path of his heavily father influence in his own monster
- Serves as an opposition when he abandons the monster- foreshadows the contrast
- Language of benevolence used frequently
- Shelley suggests that human connection + love is dependent upon one's willingness to care for another person particularly if they're defenseless/ innocent
- Foreshadows what the monster wants and needs
- Beaufort
- Foreshadows the destruction he & his monster create
- "my alter tale of misery"
- "decreed my utter and terrible destruction"
- Isolated as a child
- Isolates himself from his family when making the monster
- Doesn't feel like he can tell anyone about his monster
- Detatchment
- "Swept away all my hope and joys"- foreshadows Frankenstein slowly distaining himslef away from family/friends/ care and himself due to his creation
- Chapter 2
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